EDB Issue-6 17-11-2018 2T.Indd
www.apedb.gov.in ANDHRA PRADESH ECONOMIC NOVEMBER 2018 | ISSUE - 6 DEVELOPMENT BOARD SUNANDHRARISE PRADESH AP No.1 in EoDB Industrial Concessions Amaravati Bonds Tirupati and Vijayawada show investors’ trust the most liveable cities LIXIL sets up Anna Canteen is manufacturing plant ‘modern Akshaya Patra’ ANDHRA PRADESH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD NOVEMBER 2018 | ISSUE-6 | PAGE 2 From the desk of Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Chairman, APEDB ranked No.1 in Ease of Doing Business for the second time around by the World Bank, stands testimony to our efforts. I can proudly share with you that we have taken giant steps in making real-time governance and e-Pragati more efficient. It enables seamless delivery of Government services. Andhra Pradesh is truly a Sunrise State. From April 2015 to August 2018, 28,886 industrial units have been set up; and, in the last one year, there have been 15,527 single-window applications, of which 99.56 per cent have been approved within 21 days of application. In 2017–2018, there were 2705 specified investment proposals, of which 755 were completed. The State received total investments worth Rs.1,49,693.61 crores, creating 32,93,242 specified job opportunities. Recently, we signed MoUs to push growth in the retail sector, agri businesses, and construction industry among others. We have also paid attention to building a skilling eco-system so that the job demands of these sectors are met. At the World Cities Summit 2018, it was heartening to see international leaders acknowledge the progress being made in Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu building a world-class Capital in Amravati.
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